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kattā

katta

masc nom pl of katta (pp); fem nom sg of katta (pp); fem nom pl of katta (pp); nt nom pl of katta (pp); …

1. katta (pp): cut out; removed
2. kattar (masc): creator; maker
3. kattar (masc): (of a talk) speaker; lit. doer; maker
4. kattar (masc): (gram) agent; subject of the verb; lit. doer; maker
5. kattar (masc): (gram) active voice
6. kattar (masc): makes; who makes; lit. doer; maker
7. kattar (masc): doer; agent; who performs
8. kattar (masc): author; composer; writer; lit. doer; maker
9. …

Etymology. √kat + ta; from √kat 'cut'; Sanskrit kṛtta [kṛt]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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